Psychology Quote by John Gardner

“The instruction here is not for every kind of writer - not for the writer of nurse books or thrillers or porno or the…

— John Gardner

“I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's…

— Flannery O'Connor

“Fiction writing feels more honest to me.”

— David James Duncan

“Fiction should always challenge what you believe in, and make you think hard about what it is to be a human being.”

— Joe Mynhardt

“Why not make a fiction of the mind's fictions?”

— Natasha Trethewey

“Fiction can, and should, mimic life, with all its messes and discomfort and disquiet. Fiction should also prove just how complicated and troubled many…

— Anonymous

“I don't want to write soft, easy fiction; I want to write fiction that challenges.”

— Brian A. McBride

“Fiction is nothing but non-fiction couched to conceal the identity of the writer.”

— Tapan Ghosh

“The great thing about writing fiction is that you can do whatever the fuck you want, go as far as you are willing to…

— Richard Denney

“Fiction has to be well researched, properly conceived and logically presented. Reality needs none of the above.”

— Manoj Vaz

“While I do see lots of repetitious writing among authors, that does not apply to all, and certainly not to me. Average minds think…

— Calvin W. Allison

“Non-fiction can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies.”

— V.S. Naipaul